Wanting to study a trade in one of the best locations in Australia? Here are some trade options available on the Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast is an iconic destination to visit, travel and if lucky enough, to study. It offers low cost living whilst providing the biggest selection of trade courses in one area. With glorious glistening beaches, to luscious rolling hinterlands, as well as a thriving vibrant nightlife, the Gold Coast haven has something to offer everyone.
DIFFERENT TRADE COURSE OPTIONS
The first trade option is the popular and team favourite, carpentry. This course runs for two years, costs around $11,000 per year and is available on a payment plan.
The next options is automotive light vehicle mechanic, starting from $9,300 per year on a payment plan.
Automotive heavy diesel is another extremely popular course option and is only available in one other location in Australia for international students. It’s a solid pathway and program with many job opportunities once graduated and qualified. Prices are similar to automotive light vehicle, starting from about 9,300 per year.
Unique to the Gold Coast, is a course in Marine craft construction or boat building. Nowhere else in Australia can you study this interesting program. The course equips you with the skills to work on small boats to multi million dollar yachts and cost about $9,300 per year on a payment plan.
Another really cool hands on program available to study on the Gold Coast is cabinet making. Cabinet making is a trade that gives student’s the skills to build and create bathrooms, kitchens and all that sort of stuff. Similar to carpentry but requires a lot more attention to detail. Course cost starts from $11,400 per year.
Plastering is also a very hands on trade with a lot of job opportunities and costs as little as $8,000 per year. Similar in price is painting and decorating. Painting and decorating great program that’s less labor intensive than the other trades listed above. The skills learnt include wallpapering, texture, wall and floor coatings and other interesting proficiencies. This course costs about $8,000 per year.
Another very common course that is available in just about every state but is cheapest on the Gold Coast is Commercial Cookery. Commercial cookery courses equip students with the skills necessary to become a chef. The Gold Coast has a very strong tourism scene, so offers a lot of opportunities to work in the industry whilst studying. It costs around $7,500 per year on a payment plan, making it a very affordable pathway program.
Electrical instrumentation is another great course offered on the Gold Coast with an extremely high demand all over Australia and over the world. If you’re looking to get into something in the electrical field without going down the electrical pathway, electrical instrument instrumentation could be just the course for you with a cost of $12,000 per year.
The final trade talked about in this video is telecommunications engineering. This trade is becoming more and more in demand in Australia and can be studied on the Gold Coast for as little as $12,000 per year.
As you can see, the Gold Coast compared to other cities offers an array of different trade course options whilst offering so many other lifestyle benefits. Remember it’s a regional area. It’s a great place to be and best of all, it’s where the Pathway To Aus head office is located. So, as always, if you do have any question or would like to discuss what trades are available to you, please never hesitate to contact the team at Pathway To Aus by a phone, Facebook, email or website. Thanks.
